The cargo cults in Melanesia:
A) developed because of a prophecy that the gods would bless villagers if they sacrificed material goods.
B) focused on acquiring the material possessions of Westerners through spiritual means.
C) were very much like the potlatch in Northwest North America.The villagers destroyed material gods to obtain status.
D) are a phenomenon of the 17th century.They no longer exist today,although they changed the political and social structure of Melanesia.
E) are very popular today as a means of obtaining wealth and power in this Christian society.
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